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Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Memorial to the visit of Charles V on the Galgenberg

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Memorial to the visit of Charles V on the Galgenberg

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Memorial to the visit of Charles V on the Galgenberg

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  • Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    February 25, 2021

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    The flat, large stone reminds of the visit of Emperor Karl V, who was on his way to Venlo for the peace talks with a stay in Viersen. He praised the people of Viersen for their justice.
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    February 25, 2021

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    Galgenberg doesn't have this name for nothing. Here judgments were announced and carried out by hanging until the middle of the 18th century. The hanged men hung on the gallows for several days as a deterrent. and their bodies were violated by the crows.
    They are two small rounded hills surrounded by a moat. On one stood the gallows and on the other, only a few meters away, for the judges.
    In front of the hill, on Gladbacher Straße, there is a stone with the heading "Galgenstein" and reminds of what happened here.
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    February 14, 2023

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    Galgenberg, an oppressive name.
    But in fact executions were carried out here on the small hill in the 18th century and a memorial stone commemorates Emperor Karl V with a greeting to the Viersener justice.
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    Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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